Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Evidence of textile workshops demonstrates that girls’ labour was valued enough to be documented in administrative records ...

In ancient Egyptian funerary rituals, canopic jars were used to hold human organs that were removed during the mummification ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus ...

Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...

Rice is difficult to grow in the Pacific, so how did it end up in a cave? Archaeologists reveal the hidden history of this ...

At the Pollentia site, archaeologists also found the remains of pigs, sheep, goat, fish and shellfish – showing how varied ...

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated ...

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